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Norway resumes direct aid to Palestinian government
By The Associated Press

OSLO - Norway resumed direct aid to the Palestinian administration with a $10 million transfer, after it became the first Western country to recognize the new Hamas-led coalition, the Norwegian foreign minister said Thursday.

"We hope our contribution will help ease the social crisis the Palestinians are now going through," said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere. He said the aid will be used to pay wages for civilian public servants.

The United States, the European Union and others, including Norway, cut off direct aid to the Palestinian Authority last year after a government led by the Islamic militant Hamas party, which is committed to the destruction of Israel, took office.
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Lack of aid spurred a Palestinian financial crisis, disrupting health care and other government-funded programs and halting infrastructure projects.

Norway recognized a new coalition, which included Hamas and the moderate Fatah party, when it took office in March, and earlier this month announced that it would resume direct aid.

"The critical situation in Gaza has many causes, but social need and
desperation draw in a negative directions," said Stoere. "It is especially important for the Palestinian authorities to receive economic aid from the international community."

Many Western countries have refused to recognize the new government until
Hamas renounces violence, recognizes Israel's right to exist and accepts
previous peace agreements between the Palestinians and Israel
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  1.   Norway thus is anti-semitic 15:12  |  Steven 31/05/07
  2.   They could not fit into EU no surpise they help the terrorists 15:19  |  Johnny 31/05/07
  3.   NORWAY NOW FUNDING TERRORISM 15:28  |  indrajaya 31/05/07
  4.   send them aluminum tubes so they can make Qassams also 15:30  |  r 31/05/07
  5.   re: Steven 15:38  |  Paulo 31/05/07
  6.   #1 Steven 15:43  |  Sam 31/05/07
  7.   Paulo you are a historic rivisionist. 15:55  |  Steven 31/05/07
  8.   Sam if you cannot see, it you are sadly quite blind 16:00  |  Steven 31/05/07
  9.   Hamas thank you Norway 16:06  |  Steven 31/05/07
  10.   It is not going to help anybody in the territories 16:06  |  Rafa 31/05/07
  11.   ISrael Must Immediately Call Back its Ambassador 16:08  |  Ben 31/05/07
  12.   The arrogance of Oil 16:09  |  Rafa 31/05/07
  13.   Israelis are pathetic whiners. 16:19  |  Andreas 31/05/07
  14.   What could be expected from a country of drunkards Norway ? 16:21  |  Absolute Sweden 31/05/07
  15.   Hello Steven 16:21  |  Ali bin Abu ibn Abd 31/05/07
  16.   Norway sends aid to Palestinians 16:23  |  r taylor 31/05/07
  17.   Ali bin Abu ibn Abd 16:29  |  Steven 31/05/07
  18.   My post #9 16:32  |  Steven A. 31/05/07
  19.   Long live norway 16:32  |  Zachary 31/05/07
  20.   r taylor this post is for you. 16:37  |  Steven 31/05/07
  21.   It is unbelelievable... 16:45  |  Lena 31/05/07
  22.   Europeans would love to finish off the job. 16:48  |  SystemF 31/05/07
  23.   Andreas = pure anti-semite 16:49  |  Steven 31/05/07
  24.   Oppression 16:57  |  j10 31/05/07
  25.   This is the result 17:00  |  Walter 31/05/07
  26.   To Absolute Sweden 17:01  |  Lena 31/05/07
  27.   Lena where is paying money to terror states in the study? 17:13  |  Steven 31/05/07
  28.   A kick in the face.... 17:22  |  Moe 31/05/07
  29.   Norway helping Hamas 17:30  |  Dik 31/05/07
  30.   to Pualo--just to clarify 17:39  |  MLK 31/05/07
  31.   Lena,Norway is a monoculture land like Senegal 17:41  |  Absolute Sweden 31/05/07
  32.   to SAM 17:44  |  MLK 31/05/07
  33.   what does anti-semtism mean? 17:45  |  Steven 31/05/07
  34.   re MLK: A Semite 17:48  |  Ali bin Abu ibn Abd 31/05/07
  35.   to Zachary 17:50  |  MLK 31/05/07
  36.   Paulo is a idiot not Steve 17:53  |  CM 31/05/07
  37.   to Ali bin 17:58  |  MLK 31/05/07
  38.   Ali bin Abu ibn Abd Semites 18:00  |  Steven 31/05/07
  39.   Zachary should consider 18:01  |  Rory 31/05/07
  40.   Anreas 18:16  |  Brad 31/05/07
  41.   boycott Norway 18:17  |  Ann 31/05/07
  42.   Norway support Hamas 18:18  |  Karl Enright 31/05/07
  43.   Bad governement in Israel makes the country 18:35  |  Kalmana Wardze 31/05/07
  44.   Steven: read carefully before 18:42  |  Ali bin Abu ibn And 31/05/07
  45.   Misdirected funds. 18:52  |  M. Franks-Lhermann 31/05/07
  46.   #27 Steven 19:21  |  Stian 31/05/07
  47.   $5 mill to Doctors without boarders (2006) 19:34  |  Steven 31/05/07
  48.   What about money to Israel from Norway? 19:36  |  Steven 31/05/07
  49.   To Steven/Just to inform You 19:39  |  Lena 31/05/07
  50.   # 21 To Sympa-Lena 19:40  |  Alicia 31/05/07
  51.   To Absolute Sweden/monoculture land... 19:44  |  Lena 31/05/07
  52.   Lena norway should send More money to Dafur 19:53  |  Steven 31/05/07
  53.   Norway boycott 19:55  |  JB 31/05/07
  54.   Back to the Future: 1948 19:58  |  David Erlichman 31/05/07
  55.   # 14 Mr. Absolute Sweden - you´re making me jealous! 20:08  |  Absolute Koskenkorva 31/05/07
  56.   I thought the Pals actually INCREASED their "revenue"??? 20:18  |  Ezra 31/05/07
  57.   Feeding Pigeons 20:21  |  Steve Dill 31/05/07
  58.   David Erlichman = revisionist? 20:25  |  Steven 31/05/07
  59.   Gwenetics show the truth 20:31  |  jackie 31/05/07
  60.   My father told me something about giving money 20:31  |  Steven 31/05/07
  61.   Is Momentum Building? 20:32  |  chet 31/05/07
  62.   Like the money will be used for social need! 20:39  |  Klomp 31/05/07
  63.   Try sending $10 MIL to Osama Bin Laden 21:15  |  Isaac 31/05/07
  64.   Norway`s Message 21:27  |  Laura 31/05/07
  65.   Government are assholes 21:34  |  Mr T 31/05/07
  66.   May I ask the Nowegians: What assurance do you have that your 21:35  |  Avihu 31/05/07
  67.   Lena; think about the following 21:35  |  Alicia 31/05/07
  68.   Quisling is back! 21:37  |  Democrat 31/05/07
  69.   Usless currency 21:54  |  Daniel 31/05/07
  70.   Usless currency 21:54  |  Daniel 31/05/07
  71.   Norway - in the tradition of Quisling 22:05  |  Stefan 31/05/07
  72.   Anti-semitic 22:19  |  Ole 31/05/07
  73.   The Norwegian Government 22:26  |  Erik 31/05/07
  74.   Bless Norway!!!!! 23:03  |  AP